Zaftigs Delicatessen Natick

Very fresh and delicious as always. So nice to be back in the area and dine here again!!

Great service, but the food was nothing special.

I visited the Natick location (there’s also one in Brookline), which offers both breakfast and lunch. Upon entering, there’s a counter that appears set up for takeout orders, along with a selection of house-made items like bagel chips and pastries— a nice touch that adds to the experience.

Our group opted for lunch and tried a variety of items: a tuna melt, a build-your-own sandwich, hot dogs, and a knish filled with beef (a savory pastry with various filling options).

Everything we tried was enjoyable—well-prepared and satisfying. While the food wasn't particularly unique or extraordinary, it was a solid meal, and we appreciated the range of options available on the menu.

First time trying this deli. Called in an order for two rubens. One corned beef and 1 pastrami. The Corned Beef Reuben was made correctly. The pastrami Reuben was not. There was no Russian dressing at all on the pastrami Reuben and all the sauerkraut was only on half the sandwich. They included a pickle with the corned beef sandwich and no pickle with pastrami. It seems to me if your charging $20 for a Rueben there should be some quality control in making it. Maybe they were having a bad day.

Brisket was very tough and over salted

Great potato pancakes. Terrible club sandwich. Service was slow. Stop sitting people right next to the poopers.

Zaftigs is wonderful. The staff are so nice and the food is always awesome!

I got food poisoning from the reuben I tried to eat. I only ate 1/4 & said "This is too hard to chew & it tastes bad." They didn't charge me for it.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 5

If you're looking for a $11 bacon egg cheese sandwich this is the place for you. Should be called a diner, not a deli

Sandwich was an 8/10. We went later at the end of the day and it was kind of dry. Still good seasonings and good flavor. We purchased ‘The New Yorker’ to go. The people were definitely all nice. Good portions too.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: The New Yorker

We came here with a large group, the staff was very helpful in setting things up, they were ready for us when we arrived and took our orders and we received our food quickly. The service was wonderful and the food was delicious. Highly recommend stopping by.

Parking: Parking is available, free and easy

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: The Pastrami Scramble

Darn, I really wanted to like this place. The interior had a nice vibe and the server was great; however, the food was just lacking. I ordered the Zaftig appetizer sampler and it just looked sad to me with very small portions although it tasted okay. I ordered a bagel and lox to go, and this was one of the worst presentations of a bagel I’ve ever seen. It was soft like one of those supermarket bagels and they gave packaged cream cheese that you’d see at a workplace buffet. I thought they’d have their own cream cheese but sadly, no. They did give plenty of lox which was tasty, and the coffee was really good. But, they have to get decent bagels (maybe from Rosenfeld’s in Newton?)…

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 2

Service: 5

Of the two occasions I've visited, I've sat at the bar looking into the kitchen. Not only is the menu full of delicious items, but the classic diner design and booth layout always makes the space feel inviting. What especially impressed me was how fresh the ingredients are, such as the farm fresh honey and the homemade applesauce. Do not sleep on the apple sauce ???

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Zaftigs Potato Pancakes

Service and food was good. The taste of the home fries was not my favorite but with that being said we would eat here again. Gf toast

The food was terrible. The corned beef sandwiches were cut thick and found to be inedible by three of us. The meat knish inedible and the potato OK. Coleslaw and potato salad were OK.
We will never order from or eat there again. Not at all like Joan and Ed’s or the REAl Zaftigs.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 3